Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~I am my brother’s keeper
~We owe it to our neighbors to help them not be sick
~People have a fundamental right to health care which flows from their right to life.
~We feed the starving, we clothe the naked, and we house the homeless. It makes no sense to deny penicillin and tonsillectomies to the sick.
~The fact that someone can’t pay should never be a barrier to them getting the health care they need.
~Think of all the things we do to produce good citizens in this country, such as provide government education.
~What good is it to have an education if you are sick?
~We are all in this together.
~It’s a disgrace that we are the only major industrialized nation on the planet to not offer health insurance to everyone.
~The cost of health care in America has wildly outpaced income.
~The private sector has no incentive to induce downward pressure on health care prices because it continues to make money as prices go up.
~The downside risks of getting a major illness or being born with a disease are massive to such a degree that no one would rationally take the gamble that he wouldn’t suffer them himself or in his family.
~The larger the participant pool, the more broadly diffused the risk is to any particular participant.
~You’ll be able to keep your current plan.
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